Mission:

Africa Volunteer Corps’ mission is to nurture a generation of African leaders dedicated to strengthening homegrown development by providing opportunities for practical training and job placement.

The overarching goal of Africa Volunteer Corps is to harness the power of motivated, educated Africans and put it to use for locally-initiated development projects in Africa, opening doors for Africans to leverage their own resources and strengthening grassroots development efforts.

Creating a springboard for leaders and bolstering ground-up social change efforts, we position Africans to drive development on their own continent.

We have had a lot of challenges this past year which has led us to the decision to close Africa Volunteer Corps. While this is an obvious loss in many people’s eyes, we look back at the past 5 years with pride in how much has been accomplished. We would like to thank you so […]

They are motivated individuals driven to improve their own futures and the futures of those who live in their country. Over the next two months we will provide a glimpse into the lives of a group of African Volunteers who one-by-one are making small strides to improve Tanzania. These individuals, together, will make the change Africa sees for itself. […]

As a mother, it seems unlikely that I would be able to take time out of my busy schedule to volunteer, but I truly believe that volunteering is a part of my civic duty. In 2012, I joined AVC as a Volunteer. I wanted to work with people living with HIV/AIDS because I knew they were […]

My name is Laurent Fanuel. I am a Volunteer at Africa Volunteer Corps. I volunteer at KIVINET a local organization that was established for the purpose of monitoring and coordinating Village Community Banks (VICOBA) in the Kilimanjaro region. KIVINET provides capacity building support to different groups of entrepreneurs by providing the groups with skills training […]

My name is Daniel John. In 2013 I interned with AVC as an assistant to the Program Officer and in 2014 I joined AVC as a Program Officer. I wanted to work with AVC because I was attracted to AVC’s vision of working directly with the community and local grassroots NGOs. I like working with […]

International Youth Day “is an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential partners in change, as well as an opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges and hardships facing the world’s youth.” To celebrate International Youth Day the AVC Volunteers discussed the challenges facing youth today and what people should […]

AVC is now accepting applications for 2015 Volunteers! Do you have innovative ideas to address challenges affecting your community, country, or Africa as a whole? Do you want to get hands-on experience in the field of local development? Apply to be an AVC Volunteer! To learn more about the program or the requirements to be […]

AVC Founding Director Caitlin Kelley reflects on her time at the 2014 New York Forum Africa. I recently got back from Libreville, Gabon, where I attended the New York Forum Africa, an annual conference for business, political, and thought leaders to discuss African issues and the future of the continent. It was an honor to […]

Congratulations to the new AVC Volunteers who have just finished their Orientation and Training! On Monday, they will begin working at their placements sites all over Moshi. For the last 3 weeks, the Volunteers have participated in workshops on entrepreneurship, leadership, counselling, business planning, HIV/AIDS awareness, education, and more. These training sessions teach the Volunteers essential […]

Florence Meena is a 2014 AVC Volunteer. She is currently teaching at Step Up Center in Moshi. I signed up to Volunteer with AVC because I wanted to develop my skills in teaching and early childhood development. I am also inspired that being a Volunteer answers my longtime dream in life of working to make […]